1. Module 3

2. and Non-verbal Communication
Module 3 Body Language
and Non-verbal Communication

3. Introduction

4. How can people communicate with each other?
Spoken language
Written language
Hand gestures
Body language
Facial expressions
Posture

5. Facial Expressions

6. hand gestures

7. money
zero
Japan
rudeness
France
Brazil
Germany

8. thumbs up great / good job [USA] [Nigeria] rude [Germany, Japan]
the number one
thumbs up 8

9. hang one’s head

10. shrug one’s shoulder
Shrug one’s shoulder

11. embrace

12. A Guessing Game

13. Ⅰ Guess the meaning of the gesture
I don’t know!

14. Guess the meaning of the gesture
Come here!

15. Guess the meaning of the gesture

16. meet a friend Say what you do when you …
Example: be introduced to someone.
I shake hands and say, “Pleased to meet you.”
meet a friend
I shake hands and say, “ Pleased to meet you.”

17. 2. show someone the way
3. see a friend in the distance
4. enter a friend’s house
I point in the direction they must go.
I wave my hand.
I shake hands and say, “Hello, pleased to see you.”

18. 5. say yes
6. say no
7. say who? me?
8. say goodbye
I nod my head up and down.
I shake my head from side to side.
I point to myself and put on a surprised expression.
I shake hands and say, “Goodbye”.

19. Reading and vocabulary

20. Look at the following pictures and guess what we will learn in the lesson.
Body language

21. Read the text quickly and choose the best title.
1 Saying It Without Words
2 When in Rome, Do as the Romans
Do 入乡随俗
3 Greetings Around the World
4 Read My Mind

22. Read the passage and match column A with column B.
Para 1
greetings in Asian countries
ways of communication
Para 2
Examples
of greetings
fascinating body language
Para 3
Body language is fascinating
for us to study.
Para 4
American youth’s greeting
today
Para 5

23. Listen and read the text carefully
and finish the following two tasks.

24. Fill in the form with the details.
Countries or areas
Way of greeting
Body parts involved
meaning of the greeting
Europe, America
shake hands
the right hand
I trust you…
put the right hand over the left and bow slightly or shake hands
the hands
show respect
China
hand , heart mouth and forhead
show respect
Muslims
give a “salaam”
join hands and bow heads
hands and head
Hindus
show respect
common greeting
American youths
hands
High five

25. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
(1) Not all body language is conscious. ( )
(2) Europeans shake hands with their left hand. ( )
(3) In Asia, people touch strangers when they meet. ( ) T F F

26. (4) In the US a “high five” is a way of saying hello. ( )
(5) A “high five” is a formal gesture. ( )
(6) Body language is less communicative than spoken or written language. ( ) T F F